, 1887-09-22
As to Rev. LeSourd.

Ai0. and offers has explanation to the
public. through the Seattle Press. for
ais setion ''az one Of the majority
st tie Fuget Sound Conference that
voted ts decline the prof cred bonus
rsn Fort Townsend" In his labored
Ssfsnss be repeats 4 number of glar-
4S Gisstatements to which he gave
astsranes on the conference tt2or-
some Of them referring to alleged
Sttersnses of the editor of this paper,
Whsm the kind and charitabls brother
bed stsotually gagged by moving
that noae but members Of the confer
sass be permitted to participate in
the debate. 1nasmuch as Mr.. Le-
bsHrd seems determined to air his
statsmants still more publicly, it is
pEosably best that he be fully ac-
!ssRnedated. The mean advantage
he took of US when he wanted to
choke OF discussion and to stifie free
speech cannot now operate. Then,
he had an advantage (which he did
act fail to use); now, we are on an
equal footing-and he may LAY on
Nscduh'' till his "scribbling itch"
sbout which Bishop Foster spoke
has been sllayed. But to his "rea-
aonah He starts out by saying:
"Nons Of us regarded Port Townsend
as the most desirable location aside
from the inducements offered" What
was that? Isn't that pretty broad
statement? Were they all mercen-
sEy7 If so, then a number of them
deliberately falsiied when they said
they did regard Port Townsend as
che most desirable location. Query
did they falsify, or are they being
1aisrepresented? Then again he says:
ITO make these inducements
strong, soon after our arrival at Port
Townsend, the agent of the Board OF
Grade of said city drove our presid-
nag Bishop and others onto the pro-
posed site on the west shore of Port
townsend Bay. Pointing out the
beautiful water front he said: "We
ean get forty acres here of Mrs. Blinn
ald forty over there from Briggs
We Usre careful to note what was
said. for proper campus is absolute
" essential to a well located Univer-
city. The question was asked: ''Oan
gsu secure there lands to the water
kenti'' The answer was 'FYes.'
We aftarWard voted TO locate there
sa condition that the proposed site
Waz ''to consist of not less thar
eighty acres Of land on the shore oi
esxt Townsend Bayn Now, instead
ct The Two forties side by side on the
shars OF the bay the Board of Trade
a. our last session offered us an irreg
slax strip of land running back I
satls and q quarter. Instead of be-
dag 1eo rods on the water it is bui
q Esda. No guarantee that was of
es<sa By Mr. Denny or any one elst
ever proposed to secure to the Con.
fsrszes ali Of these two forties. We
NaTs to take an irregular, unshapsly
Rises OF ground as our campus, witt
Attle frontage, or nothing. To 10,
sets On the lands offered would be t.
shsAs ourselves out of more than hal
d gAat We bargained for there."
Gks foregoing, besides being a falsl
statement. argued from false premises
o 90 erroneous and unwarrantet
conclusion, is cunningly woven to
Esther vita view of representing
As Board of Trade agent as being
lad fellow who'deceived the confer
eass. We did take the Bishop anG
sesrly ali the members of the confer
eass sut to view the site proposed
Ses road runs through clearing Oh
SAs Slipu land, and from there We
Rsintsd out the crown of the hill
telling them that the site would cover
ssd include the highest elevation O
2s bill, and that it would consist o.
&shty acres. The question was asked
8 il would run to the water front-tC
Hkieh sn Affirmative answer wa:
sven One member asked If il
would include the clearing where the
carriage stood; the answer was thai
Rs thought the hnS would cut The
edge " the clearing. The site doe,
leslnde, not only eighty acres, on thc
bay, ss stipulated in the written con,
ezsct. but one hundred acres in sale
iasAiion-and it includes exactly ths
sAaaa dssignated when it was showr
10 members of the conference. L
6Rcs extend to the water front, NJ
vas promised There was no specl-
ESa width on the front-and whor
sky. LsSourd says the contract CALI
des LEO rods of frontage he adds thai
sznsA 10 the written bond, entirely a:
Q product of his fruitful imagination
k.<idas. it was clearly and positively
<Ae1= by the conference agent, or
&s saRfsrsaes floor, that the site haC
. sidtk en- the front of not 80 rod.
xAiy. bat y To1s-more than twice
eas Width admitted by this Etching
ssrisbiss." His attention was called
xs~siszlssly to this point, aud th,
Ssssss vhJ be so pers.stently and
9t2sly aisssates the case is explain
ssls ezly on tba ground hat he does
ass 1aat 70 state the truth. He saws
TAI 80 guarantees ever Offered by Mr.
Daany sE any one else ever proposed
u sssurs to the conference these
eEs 6orties." The bond offered by
Tie secretary of the Board of Trade,
vita DsnDy and Davis as sureties
uu te have bean conditioned that the
ssat<<ut On the part of Port Town
ssse sh0cld be carried out in full.
Nss. Il these two forties" whatever
0s ss<n may mean) were in the con-
Gs0s dE LeSOurd says they were,
9ss the bond would have secured